elevator baby

the baby delivered
in the elevator
doesn't know
where she is.
just that it is in the world.
arms and legs
kicking, eyes
squinting suddenly
in the dashboard
of lights
above and to the side.
fresh pink lungs
gulping air.
the mother
on the floor, a small
crowd gathered
helping
this new life out
and into
the up and down
compartment she
is born into.